Window-guard.



J. E. HABER.

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APPLICATION FILED APR. 29, |916.

1,213,537. Patented @11.23, 1917.

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JOHN E. RABER, 0F CANTON, OHIO.

WINDOW-GUARD.

To all whom t may concern: 1

Be it known that-I, JOHN VE. RABER, a citizen of the United States,y residing at Canton, in'the'county of Stark and State of Ohio, have y'invented a' new and useful Window-Guard, of which the following is a specification. s n, y

My invention relates to improvements in window-guards and has more especial reference to a guard or a protector forbasement or cellar windows or the like throughV which coal, wood and similar articles are passed, although the device may be employed in various other locations. n

The object of my invention is the provision of a guard or protector which will protect the glass of a swinging sash when in the open position, and whichwill automatically fold beneath the glass whentheV sash is movedV intov theV closed position, allowing Y minor details of construction may be made within `the scope Vof the appended-claims, without departing from the spirit or sacrif'lcing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a swinging'sash provided with my improved guard showing the sash in the opened position, the guard or protector being located in place of the glass. Fig. 2 is a similar viewv showing the guard or protector opened in front of theglass. Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the swinging sash, showing the sashl in the opened position, the guard or protector being shown opened infront of the glass. Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the glass in the closed position, the guard or protector being shown folded to .allow light to pass through the glass.

Similar numerals of reference indicate Specification of Letters latent.V I Patented Jan, 23, 1917, Application mea Aprn 29, 191e. serial No. 94,343. l i

corresponding parts throughout the several figures of, the drawings.

Referrin,f more especially to lthe construction illustrated in the 'accompanying drawings, the numeral 1 indicates the casing of ajwindow to which is 'hingedly connected by suitable hinges 2, a swinging sash 3. The

hinges 2 are so constructed that the sash will be automatically held in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 when said sash is opened but the specific construction of said hinges has no connection with the present invention, it merely being desirable to provide some form of hinge which will hold the sash in the opened position as described. The sash 3 is preferably formed of cast iron or similar material and is provided with a rectangular opening 4 spaced from which,upon the inner side ofthe sash, is located a fla-nge l5 extending around the edges of said rectangular opening. A glass panel 6 its the inner walls of the flange 5, covering the aperture 4 in the sash, said glass panel being held "inposition as will be hereinafter described. l

Guidemembers 7 are provided adjacent the vertical portions of the flange 5, each of said guide members being provided with an Ielongated tapered groove 8 open at one extremityA as indicated at 9, aV relatively shortgroove 10 being provided in the other extremity. of each guide member, said grooves being separated from each other by means of a -partition 11.v Outwardly disposed off-set ears 12 are provided upon the guide members V7, screws or their equivalents 13 being passed through said ears and secured to the sash 3. ears 14 are provided upon the guide members 7, screws 15 being mounted within said ears rand Vprovided upon their extremities Inwardly disposed opened position. Outwardly disposed pins ,f

21 are provided at the free edge of the protector member 17 and are slidably mounted within the grooves 10 and similar pins 22 are provided at the free extremity of the member 18, said last named pins being slidably mounted within the grooves 8.

Then the sash is in the opened position as best shown in Figs. 2 and 8 the guard or protector members 17 and 18 ai'e opened out in front of the glass panel 6, the weight of the guard being supported by the pins 21 resting upon the partitions 11. As the sash is moved into the closed position the members 17 and 18 will automatically fold toward each other, the pins 22 upon the member 18 moving through the grooves 8 in the guide members and coming to a stop in engagement with the partitions 11, the pins 21 upon the guard member 17 moving the length of the grooves 10 and coming'toa stop at the lower closed extremities of said grooves as shown in Fig. et, said guard or protector being in the folded position, permitting light to pass through the glass panel 6 unobstructed. As the sash is moved into the raised position the protector will automatically open by reason of its weight, the pins 21 upon the member 17 moving the length of the grooves 10 and resting upon the partitions 11, the pins 22 upon the member 18 moving through the grooves 8 as the members 17 and 18 assume a vertical position as shown in Fig. 3. `When in this position the guard will protect the glass panel 6, preventino' wood, coal or other in aterial which would be likely to damage said panel from'coming into contact therewith.

In the event that the glass panel 6 should accidently become broken the glass may be removed rom the sash and the guard removed from the guide members 7 and placed within the sash as shown in Fig. 1. In order to ,accomplish this the screws 13 in one of the guide members should be loosened, allowing said guide member to be loosened from the sash and the guard would be removed from the guide members. The screws 15 in the other guide member are then loosened sufficiently to allow the removal of the broken glass from the sash after which the Vguard is reversed and placed lwithin the sash in place of the glass, the loosened guide member being again connected to the sash and the screws 15 tightened upon the guard, holding the saine firmly in position.

A suitable latch 23 may be provided upon the free edge of the sash 8 for the purpose of locking the sash in the closed position but the specific construction of this latch has no bearing upon the present invention.

Althoughl the drawings and above specification disclose the best mode in which I `have contemplated embodying my iiivention I desire to be not limited to the details ofsuch disclosure, for, in the further prac'- tical application of my invention, many changes in form and construction may be made, as circumstances require or experience suggests, without departing from the spirit of the invention, within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a device of the character described,

@the combination with a hinged member adapted to swing in a vertical plane, of a guard member liingedly connected at its upper edge to said hinged member and a second guard member liingedly connected to the lower edge of said ii'rst named guard member, the lower edge of said second named guard member being slidably connected to said hinged member, said guard members adapted to fold against the hinged member when the latter is raised and to unfold therefrom when the latter is lowered.

2. rI`he combination with a swinging closure umember for an opening, said member having delicate parts, of a guard member liingedly connected tosaid closure member below said delicate parts when the closure member is'in the closed position, and a second guard member liingedly connected to said first named guard member, the free edge of said second named guard member being slidably vconnected to said closure@ member, said guard members adapted to fold against the closure member when opened to protect its delicate parts, and to unfold therefrom in unobstructing position relative to the opening when the closure member is closed.

8. The combination with an opening and a closure member hinged at one side thereof for vertical swinging movement, of a protecting element comprising a plurality of liingedly connected members hinged to the inner side of the closure member the free ed'ge of the lowerinost member being slidably connected to the closure inembei, said liingedly connected members adapted to open against said closure member when the closure member is opened and to fold together through the opening when the closure member is closed.

1. In a device of the character described, a window casing, a. vertically swinging sash frame hinged to said window casing, a glazed panel mounted within said sash frame, and a guard formed of sections liingedly connected together and hingedly connected to said sash frame, the edges of said guard being slidably connected lto said sash frame, said guard arranged to open in front ofsaid glazed panel when the sash is in the raised position and to fold together beneath 'said glazed panel when the sash is in the closed position, one of said sections provided with an off-set portion adapted to overlap the hinged joint of said sections when the guard is in the opened position.

5. In a device of the character described,

cent the lower extremities of said grooves,

and projections provided adjacent the free edge of said guard and slidably located within said grooves, said sections being arranged to automatically fold together. be-

Y neath said glazed panel when the sash is in the closed position and to automatically open in front of said glazed panel when the sash is in the raised position.

6. In a device of the character described, a. window casing, a sash frame hinged to the casing, a glazed panel mounted within said sash frame, a vertically disposed guide member located adjacent each vertical edge ofv said glazed panel, each of said guide members being provided with an elongated groove and a relatively short groove, screws provided upon said guide members and adapted to hold said glazed panel in position within the sash, a guard comprising sections hingedly connected together, pins mounted upon the upper section of said guard and slidably mounted within the relatively short grooves and pins carried by the lower section of said guard and slidably mounted within the relatively long grooves.

7. In a device of the character described, a window casing, a vertically swinging sash frame hinged to the casing, a glazed panel mounted within said sash frame, a vertically disposed guide member detachably secured adjacent each vertical edge of said glazed panel, each of said guide members being provided with a groove, means upon said guide members for retaining said glazed panel within the sash, a guard formed of sections hingedly connected together and hingedly connected to said guide members adjacent the lower edge of said grooves, and pins carried at the free edge of the lower section of said guard and slidably mounted within the grooves in said guide members said guard being adapted to be substituted in place of said glazed panel.

In testimony that I claim the above, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

JOHN E. RABER.

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